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Prediction of Exercise in Patients across Various Stages of Bariatric Surgery: A Comparison of the Merits of the Theory of Reasoned Action versus the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Hunt, Hillary R.; Gross, Alan M. – Behavior Modification, 2009
Obesity is a world-wide health concern approaching epidemic proportions. Successful long-term treatment involves a combination of bariatric surgery, diet, and exercise. Social cognitive models, such as the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), are among the most commonly tested theories utilized in the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Behavior, Surgery, Prediction
Decreasing Excessive Media Usage while Increasing Physical Activity: A Single-Subject Research Study
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Larwin, Karen H.; Larwin, David A. – Behavior Modification, 2008
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a report entitled "Kids and Media Use" in the United States that concluded that children's use of media--including television, computers, Internet, video games, and phones--may be one of the primary contributor's to the poor fitness and obesity of many of today's adolescents. The present study examines the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Video Games, Physical Activity Level